Comparison

QR Code Reader and Maker App vs My Aquarium NovaApps

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

QR Code Reader and Maker App

Quickly scan and generate QR codes and barcodes for various purposes like websites, emails, and phone numbers. Save your history and easily share or export your created codes.

Highlights
  • Scan QR codes and barcodes
  • Generate codes for URLs, emails, SMS, phone numbers
  • Save scan history
  • Share codes with one tap
  • Export codes to CSV/Excel
Features
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Streamline your QR and barcode tasks with one app. Scan or generate codes quickly, and keep your history on your phone. Create codes for websites/URLs, emails, SMS messages, and phone numbers. Share with one tap or export to CSV/Excel for easy management.

About

My Aquarium NovaApps

Features
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Give your aquarium the organised care it deserves. My Aquarium brings water values, care tasks, inhabitants and useful reference information together in one place. Manage multiple aquariums, record measurements and spot changes in clear history views. Target ranges help put current values into context. Schedule recurring care, remember filter maintenance, and document fish, invertebrates and plants. Use the built-in guide whenever you want to look something up. Your aquarium data is stored locally on your device. There are no ads and no required cloud account. Local backups plus CSV and PDF exports help you stay in control of your data. One aquarium and all essential features remain free. The optional one-time My Aquarium Pro purchase permanently unlocks more aquariums, unlimited active care tasks, long-term charts, PDF reports and exports across all aquariums. No subscription.

Screenshots

QR Code Reader and Maker App4 screens
My Aquarium NovaApps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: My Aquarium NovaApps at none against QR Code Reader and Maker App's shown. My Aquarium NovaApps also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. QR Code Reader and Maker App sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and My Aquarium NovaApps sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

QR Code Reader and Maker App ships an update every 5 months, My Aquarium NovaApps every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
QR Code Reader and Maker App versus My Aquarium NovaApps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQR Code Reader and Maker AppMy Aquarium NovaApps
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (56 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings56 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTevfik YucekAlexander Schmitz

In-app purchases

1 purchases

QR Code Reader and Maker App

One-time1
  • Remove QR App Advertisements$2.99
1 purchases

My Aquarium NovaApps

One-time1
  • My Aquarium Pro$8.99

Questions

Is QR Code Reader and Maker App free?
QR Code Reader and Maker App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My Aquarium NovaApps free?
My Aquarium NovaApps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do QR Code Reader and Maker App or My Aquarium NovaApps have ads?
QR Code Reader and Maker App shows ads; My Aquarium NovaApps does not.
Which is updated more often, QR Code Reader and Maker App or My Aquarium NovaApps?
QR Code Reader and Maker App ships an update every 5 months, and My Aquarium NovaApps every 3 weeks. Most recently, QR Code Reader and Maker App was updated on October 24, 2026 and My Aquarium NovaApps on October 24, 2026.

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